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[[preprinted]] 40 [[/preprinted]] Carriacou 6.

While discussing the relationships of the faunas of the various islands, Mr. Knight told me of the following mammals on the islands: Opossum [[insertion]] (Manicou) [[/insertion]] - Carriacou, Dominica; Monkey - St. Kitts, Grenada; Agauti - St. Vincent, Dominica. The mongoose is in St. Vincent, Grenada, etc., but is prohibited by law from being taken into Carriacou or Dominica. There is a boa constrictor in Dominica.
[[margin]] I-17-36 [[/margin]] Still felt a little shaky from yesterday, so went light on breakfast, though it was good. We had orange juice, papaw, corn flakes, bacon & egg, toast & marmalade, and tea or coffee.

Mr. Simmons came by in the Austin, and we started out along the so-called roads. Our route for the day was through the villages or districts of [[margin]][[underlined]] Photo #60, [[/underlined]] #61, #62 [[/margin]] Mt. Pleasant, Limlair, Windward, Meldrum, Craigston, Hillsborough, Harvey Vale, Belmont, Cistern Peninsula, and back to Hillsborough. The beaches on the west side have no seaweed, but on the east it is more varied than usual.

[[underlined]] Station 143. [[/underlined]]

Near Mt. Pleasant on the eastern coast of Carriacou.
[[margin]] A [[/margin]] Under seaweed on the beach, after considerable searching, found two [[underlined]] Cafuis [[/underlined]], one small [[underlined]] Aphodius [[/underlined],
[[margin]] B [[/margin]] a weevil, and two tiny beetles. In cow dung and burro dung took 25 Staphs, including 

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[[underlined]] Philonthus [[/underlined] (2), Oxytelinae (8), one sp. of Aleocharinae (12), and another (5); also Aphodiinae (10), Coprinae - 2 species (1 each), Myriapods (2), and ants (8). Of the Coprinae one is flat [[overwritten]]-black [[/overwritten]] backed and dirty, - the other convex and shining. One termites nest was a complete failure, - no guests, no queen. Another yielded a very large queen, some small ants (??), one small pale insect like a Thysanuran, but no Staphs. It was raining lightly most of this time, but cleared up now, and stayed clear all day.

[[underlined]] Station 144. [[/underlined]]

Near Limlair on the northeastern coast of Carriacou.
[[margin]] A [[margin]] In  ^[[insertion]] A [[/insertion]] sheep dung found one Oxytelinae. In ^[[insertion]] B [[/insertion]] cow dung
[[margin]] B [[/margin]] were 10 Staphs, including: 2 sp. [[underlined]] Philonthus, [[/underlined]] (4&1), [[underlined]] Bledius [[/underlined]] (1), 2 sp. Aleocharinae (3 & 1); also four species of small Coprinae, one flat and dirty (4), and 3 sp. convex and shining (2 & 5 & 2); 2 sp. Aphodiinae (5 & 1); Histeridae (1); and two Myriapods. On the beach found
[[margin]] C [[/margin]] no Staphs, but two kinds of Carabids (1 & 5), the latter the same as in Puerto Rico & Guadeloupe.

Took a sample of sand for EB. Also took a photograph of the inside of a large masonry well - dating from days of slavery. Exp. 1/5 & 11 at 25 ft. Took a large number of mealy bugs on the pods of a prickly acacia (    ), and also several caterpillars on a sp. of [[underlined]] Crotolaria [[/underlined]].